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88 cougar no power to equalizer

Reply #30
Radio/Cassette player works and I get lamp power to equalizer on lt blue/red wire but equalizer does not power on.  Radio will play very weak through other connector that bypasses the equalizer but no sound with equalizer connected.  Is there an in-line fuse or something in the radio that provides power to the graphic equalizer on the orange/lt blue wire?
(amooset, Thank You for still having the wiring diagram with color code matching my car, sure was a bear to find one that matched!)

Factory EQ w/ aftermarket amps - Diagram within!

Reply #31
I know I'm resurrecting an old thread. 

Theoretically, could the rewired outputs feed the factory amp?  Trying to swap the sony head unit I already have, without spending any money at the current time :D  I can always upgrade amps later
Thinking this could work?

Factory EQ w/ aftermarket amps - Diagram within!

Reply #32
Quote from: bullitt4514;397499
I know I'm resurrecting an old thread. 

Theoretically, could the rewired outputs feed the factory amp?  Trying to swap the sony head unit I already have, without spending any money at the current time :D  I can always upgrade amps later
Thinking this could work?

That's what I did, wire the outputs of a JVC head unit to feed the factory amp. See here: http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?32798-Aftermarket-head-unit-with-stock-premium-sound-amp-and-eq&daysprune=365
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Factory EQ w/ aftermarket amps - Diagram within!

Reply #33
Quote from: thunderjet302;397509
That's what I did, wire the outputs of a JVC head unit to feed the factory amp. See here: http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?32798-Aftermarket-head-unit-with-stock-premium-sound-amp-and-eq&daysprune=365

Good to hear!

I do have 1 question. The orange/light blue amp power wire. Is that the main power feed to the amp, or a remote turn on?

Factory EQ w/ aftermarket amps - Diagram within!

Reply #34
When splicing the RCA cable, does it matter which is the + and which is - ?
Mike

 

Factory EQ w/ aftermarket amps - Diagram within!

Reply #35
Quote from: bullitt4514;397540
Good to hear!

I do have 1 question. The orange/light blue amp power wire. Is that the main power feed to the amp, or a remote turn on?


I believe it is a remote turn. I connected the blue with white stripe wire on my JVC head unit to it, which was the remote turn on, and it works fine.
 
Quote from: mcb82gt;397547
When splicing the RCA cable, does it matter which is the + and which is - ?


The center pin of the RCA cable is positive, the outer part is negative. It does mater. The center wire of the right RCA goes to the pink/light blue wire, the center of the left RCA goes to the pink/light green wire, and the negative connection from both RCA cables is tied together and connected to the black/white wire. Fortunately these are the only 3 wires on the sound feed connector to the EQ. Here's the wiring diagram I used: http://www.foxthundercats.net/tech/aftermarketpremweq.pdf
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.